The Girl Scout Murders

Mildred Ann Newlin Reynolds was still a relative newlywed on March 13, 1956. When she was just two miles from Hopeton, Oklahoma, for some unexplainable reason, she veered into the wrong lane and stopped. A bit after 1pm, a local farmer, Leroy Lancaster, noticed some smoke but didn't investigate because several folks in the area had been burning thistles. This is the point where it was believed the car caught fire. From there, the car drifted forward 14 feet where it rested until bound.